καθαιρέω
kathaireō
- to take down
- to put down by force
- pull down
- destroy
- to refute
STEPBible TBESG
Glosses: to take down
καθ-αιρέω, -ῶ
[in LXX for נָתַץ, פָּרַץ, יָרַד, etc. ;]
__1. to take down: with accusative of person(s) (the technical term for removal after crucifixion, Field, Notes, 44), Mrk.15:36, 46, Luk.23:53, Act.13:29.
__2. to put down by force, pull down, destroy: ἀποθήκας, Luk.12:18 (opposite to οἰκοδομεῖν); δυνάστας, Luk.1:52; ἔθνη, Act.13:19; pass. Act.19:27 (diminished, Field, Notes, 129 f.); figuratively, to refute: λογισμούς, 2Co.10:5.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith
Glosses: to take down; to put down by force; pull down; destroy; to refute
to take down; to put down by force; pull down; destroy; to refute